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cat's cradle

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Definition of cat's cradle

as in labyrinth

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Recent Examples of cat's cradle The image on the Leopoldstadt playbill is of a young Jewish child playing with a cat's cradle. — Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022

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No matter what your sport of choice is, tracking it down across the labyrinth of content providers, TV networks, and streaming services can be exhausting.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2026
The Spanish Colonial compound is a labyrinth of courtyards filled with fountains and flowering plants.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of labyrinth

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Only this time, the familiar sound echoed through the building as students tried to find their way in the unfamiliar new structure's maze-like hallways.

— Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
Goebel later emphasized that the maze was not meant to endorse everything Kirk said or did, nor dismiss concerns from people offended by some of his remarks.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of maze

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Diagramming software that turns a tangle of process steps or network layouts into something readable usually comes with a subscription attached.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
The pain of his inability to speak about the tangle of anger and shame gnawing at him is palpable.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of tangle

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This year’s Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer with closures, travel snarls and record gas prices in California.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Arguably the standout set of the entire festival, her set was grimy and dark, featuring songs off her new album, Music, Fashion, Film, for the first time with a permanent snarl.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

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